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Many games won't work. Games that need "DX9.0c" to run, are not supported by
'SP2', so games don't run.
Virus scanning software by McAfee, Sourcenet, Sonic Wall, Command Anti-Virus, either give error messages, or crash computer.
Most scanners including Umax scanners may not work and give error messages, or continually re-boot computer.
Some of features of Ebay Toolbar will cease to function. Users of Ebay's Enhanced Picture Service are locked out.
Applications which may not work are programs that have to contact a server to work at all, some ftp, multimedia streaming software, 'new mail' notifications in some email applications. Some programs reported not working are webservers such as "Internet Information Services" (IIS), "Remote Desktop", "File Sharing".
Many large companies are so concerned about applications incompatability issues that IBM have notified all staff not to install 'SP2'.
Complaints to 'third party' software suppliers are soaring as if it is their fault applications don't work.
Even e-books downloaded from internet are refusing to fully open.
The only way to get these applications to work is to uninstall 'SP2' by going to 'Start' then 'Control Panel' then 'Add Remove Programs'.
Microsoft, as if to shove blame on users, have warned that installing 'SP2' on a 'spyware' infested machine is a 'bad idea'.
Summing up pro's and con's of installing 'SP2', one forum poster stated it simply:-
"Windows XP is incompatable with SP2".
